A small secondary analysis of the EDICT randomised trial reports that initial triple therapy was associated with slower carotid intima-media thickness progression and lower liver fat than sequential add-on therapy at matched glycaemic control. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Browsing: Diabetes
Evidence summaries and landmark trials across type 1, type 2, prevention, glycaemic control, complications, and diabetes technology.
A small single-centre randomised trial testing whether a mobile educational platform improves glycaemic control and adherence in steroid-induced diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Summary: In a post hoc analysis of three clinical trials spanning the glucose tolerance spectrum, fasting and 1-hour circulating Gremlin…
A 4-arm randomised trial in older adults with prediabetes found HIIT improved peripheral but not whole-body insulin sensitivity, with walking showing the opposite pattern. PICO summary and expert commentary.
The ROBUST study protocol describes a planned randomized trial of a social network-enhanced lifestyle intervention for obesity in Black and Hispanic adults, with no outcome results yet. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 96-patient randomised controlled trial of manufacturer-developed autologous platelet gel versus standard dressings for chronic neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers, with PICO summary and expert commentary.
A design, recruitment, and baseline-characteristics report for the PREDIABETEXT cluster randomised trial of a digital diabetes-prevention intervention, with no efficacy outcomes yet reported. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A secondary cost-consequence and budget impact analysis of the TELE-DD trial found a nurse-led telephone program for nonadherent Type 2 diabetics with comorbid depression became cheaper per glycaemically controlled patient by 12-18 months. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 2-centre factorial RCT in 273 Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes found the Dnurse app did not significantly improve HbA1c attainment, though systolic blood pressure fell in the app arms. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 6-month structured anti-inflammatory diet-and-exercise programme in 542 adults with prediabetes delayed diabetes onset but did not lower 8-year incidence. PICO summary and expert commentary.